The announcement appeared to be the Russian leader’s latest attempt to raise the stakes in his conflict with the West, coming less than two weeks after his visit to North Korea.
Tag: Nuclear Weapons
As Iran Picks a President, a Nuclear Shift: Open Talk About Building the Bomb
Iran has expanded its most sensitive nuclear production site in recent weeks. And for the first time, some leaders are dropping their insistence that the nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
North Korea Says It Tested Multiple-Warhead Missile Technology
The announcement, coming days after Vladimir V. Putin’s visit to Pyongyang, suggests an ambitious attempt to upgrade the North’s nuclear arsenal.
Putin Shows He Can Antagonize the U.S. Far Afield From Ukraine
His support for North Korea’s military ambitions showed he can inflict pain on the U.S. and its NATO allies in ways beyond aggression in Ukraine.
Putin Once Tried to Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Program. That’s Now Over.
Vladimir Putin promised unspecified technological help to North Korea, which could allow it to advance its nuclear weapons program.
Putin, at Economic Forum, Again Talks About Nuclear War
The Russian leader’s chatter about nuclear weapons has picked up since the U.S. allowed Ukraine to use its conventional weapons against military targets in Russia.
U.S. Considers Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, a Reversal of Decades of Cuts
China’s expansion and Russia’s threats of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine and in space have changed a U.S. drive to reduce nuclear weapons.
U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Censures Iran and Demands Access for Inspectors
The International Atomic Energy Agency acted in the face of Iran’s refusal to allow experts to examine its stepped-up nuclear enrichment program.
Biden Weighs Letting Ukraine Strike With U.S. Weapons in Russia
President Biden is weighing fears of escalation with a nuclear-armed adversary as he considers whether to let Ukraine shoot American weapons into Russia.
North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket Carrying Satellite
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, has made deploying a fleet of spy satellites one of his country’s latest military ambitions.